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Shawabty of the Overseer of Builders, Neferhotep
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone; limestone
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number1985.707
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionFinely carved limestone shawabty wearing a striated tripartite wig and a broad collar, and holding a pair of hoes and a pair of baskets. Nine horizontal lines of text inscribed around the lower body and legs include chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead and the name and titles of the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Neferhotep.
ProvenanceBy late 19th century: Omar Pasha Sultan Collection; by 1985: with Jean-Louis Domercq, Galerie du Sycomore, Paris; purchased by the MFA from Jean-Louis Domercq October 23, 1985.